cloy
31cloy — v.tr. (usu. foll. by with) satiate or sicken with an excess of sweetness, richness, etc. Derivatives: cloyingly adv. Etymology: ME f. obs. acloy f. AF acloyer, OF encloyer f. Rmc: cf. ENCLAVE …
32cloy·ing — …
33cloy-board — …
34John Mac Cloy — John McCloy John J. McCloy John J. McCloy, né le 31 mars 1895 à Philadelphie en Pennsylvanie, mort le 11 mars 1989 à Stamford dans le Connecticut, était juriste et banquier américain au service des « sept sœurs …
35Mac Cloy — John McCloy John J. McCloy John J. McCloy, né le 31 mars 1895 à Philadelphie en Pennsylvanie, mort le 11 mars 1989 à Stamford dans le Connecticut, était juriste et banquier américain au service des « sept sœurs …
36a-cloy — earlier and better f. accloy v. Obs. to cloy …
37Cloyed — Cloy Cloy (kloi), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cloyed} (kloid); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cloying}.] [OE. cloer to nail up, F. clouer, fr. OF. clo nail, F. clou, fr. L. clavus nail. Cf. 3d {Clove}.] 1. To fill or choke up; to stop up; to clog. [Obs.] [1913… …
38Cloying — Cloy Cloy (kloi), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cloyed} (kloid); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cloying}.] [OE. cloer to nail up, F. clouer, fr. OF. clo nail, F. clou, fr. L. clavus nail. Cf. 3d {Clove}.] 1. To fill or choke up; to stop up; to clog. [Obs.] [1913… …
39cloying — cloy|ing [ˈklɔı ıŋ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: cloy to be cloying (16 21 centuries), from accloy to make unable to walk (14 18 centuries), from Old French encloer to drive a nail in , from Medieval Latin inclavare, from Latin clavus nail ] 1.) …
40cloying — cloy•ing [[t]ˈklɔɪ ɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) causing distaste or disgust through excess 2) overly ingratiating or sentimental • Etymology: 1540–50 cloy′ing•ly, adv …
